diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/cliutil/handler.go b/cmd/cloudflared/cliutil/handler.go
index d3cf0038..ad1f0285 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/cliutil/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/cliutil/handler.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func applyConfig(c *cli.Context, inputSource altsrc.InputSourceContext) error {
 		targetFlags := context.Command.Flags
 		if context.Command.Name == "" {
 			// commands that define child subcommands are executed as if they were an app
-			targetFlags = c.App.Flags
+			targetFlags = context.App.Flags
 		}
 		if err := altsrc.ApplyInputSourceValues(context, inputSource, targetFlags); err != nil {
 			return err